Registers inventions 06/09

20090159658 - Barcode removal: A method of removing a barcode from the bitmap representation of a document is disclosed. The barcode comprises a plurality of data encoding symbols (102) and (104). The method starts with the step of scanning said document containing the barcode to form the bitmap representation of the at least a... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20090159657 - Contactless integrated circuit card system: A contactless integrated circuit card system for communicating with a card reader is disclosed. The contactless integrated circuit card system includes an integrated circuit chip for performing contactless identification; a main antenna connected to the integrated circuit chip for transmitting signals to and from the card reader; and at least... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20090159654 - Method of identifying a container and/or a finished article obtained from the said container, in particular for medical use: Method of identifying a container (1) obtained by a process comprising the following steps: (A) starting from a blank (2) of the container (1), at least part of the said container (1) is formed; (B) a two-dimensional or three-dimensional marking zone (4), the temperature of which is maintained at a... Agent: David W. Highet, Vp & ChiefIPCounsel Becton, Dickinson And Company

20090159656 - User-created trade cards: The claimed subject matter provides a system and/or a method that facilitates identifying relationships between two or more trade cards. A schema component can implement a portion of user-assisted schema to create a trade card that represents a distillation of a document with document-specific data. A relationship component can identify... Agent: Turocy & Watson, LLP

20090159655 - Vote by mail system that allows voters to verify their votes: A method of enabling a voter to verify that a ballot has been received and counted as intended in a vote by mail election that includes receiving the ballot from the voter in the mail, generating a vote verification mechanism for the voter, obtaining the voter's votes from the ballot... Agent: Pitney Bowes Inc.

20090159664 - Check receiving device and method of automatic teller machine: A check receiving device of an automatic teller machine having a receiving unit and a storage unit to accumulate the check unit includes a first transfer unit having inspection devices installed along a transferring; a second transfer unit communicated with an end of the first transfer unit along the transferring... Agent: Fenwick & West LLP

20090159662 - Device of supplying paper medium: Disclosed are an automatic transaction machine and method of rejecting a paper medium in the automatic transaction machine. The automatic transaction machine includes a medium storage portion; a first medium transfer module transferring a paper medium in a sheet unit from the medium storage portion; a temporary stack portion provided... Agent: Fenwick & West LLP

20090159660 - Document diverter apparatus for use in a check processing module of a self-service check depositing terminal: A document diverter apparatus is provided for use in a check processing module (CPM) of a self-service check depositing terminal. The apparatus comprises a first member which can be (i) moved between a first position and a second position when the CPM is configured to operate in a first mode... Agent: Michael Chan Ncr Corporation

20090159659 - Methods of operating an image-based self-service check depositing terminal to provide enhanced check images and an apparatus therefor: A method of operating an image-based self-service check depositing terminal having an optical character recognition (OCR) reader comprises the steps of (a) receiving from a self-service depositor a check to be deposited, (b) illuminating the check with infrared radiation, (c) capturing a first image of the check while the check... Agent: Michael Chan Ncr Corporation

20090159663 - Payment cards and devices operable to receive point-of-sale actions before point-of-sale and forward actions at point-of-sale: A payment card or other device (e.g., mobile telephone) is provided with a magnetic emulator operable to communicate data to a magnetic stripe read-head. A user can utilize buttons located on the card to perform activities that would otherwise be performed at an ATM, payment card reader, or by a... Agent: Jeffrey D. Mullen

20090159661 - Self-service terminal: A self-service terminal comprises a Web client for connecting to a Web server remote from the terminal, and an error recovery agent. The terminal also includes a display for presenting the rendered information to the customer, and at least one customer interface device for receiving media from the customer under... Agent: Michael Chan Ncr Corporation

20090159671 - Cards and devices with magnetic emulators with zoning control and advanced interiors: A payment card (e.g., credit and/or debit card) is provided with a magnetic emulator operable to act as a magnetic stripe read-head detector and a data transmitter. A multiple layer flexible PCB may be fabricated to include multiple magnetic emulators. An emulator may include a coil that includes magnetic, ferromagnetic,... Agent: Jeffrey D. Mullen

20090159668 - Cards and devices with multifunction magnetic emulators and methods for using same: A payment card (e.g., credit and/or debit card) is provided with a magnetic emulator operable of communicating information to a magnetic stripe reader. Information used in validating a financial transaction is encrypted based on time such that a validating server requires receipt of the appropriate encrypted information for a period... Agent: Jeffrey D. Mullen

20090159670 - Cards and devices with multifunction magnetic emulators and methods for using the same: A payment card (e.g., credit and/or debit card) is provided with a magnetic emulator operable of communicating information to a magnetic stripe reader. Information used in validating a financial transaction is encrypted based on time such that a validating server requires receipt of the appropriate encrypted information for a period... Agent: Jeffrey D. Mullen

20090159667 - Cards with serial magnetic emulators: A card is provided, such as a credit card or security card, that may transmit information to a magnetic stripe reader via a magnetic emulator. The emulator may transmit the information serially in order to reduce the amount of circuitry needed to emulate a particular block of information. Additionally, for... Agent: Jeffrey D. Mullen

20090159669 - Cards with serial magnetic emulators: A card is provided, such as a credit card or security card, that may transmit information to a magnetic stripe reader via a magnetic emulator. The emulator may transmit the information serially in order to reduce the amount of circuitry needed to emulate a particular block of information. Additionally, for... Agent: Jeffrey D. Mullen

20090159672 - Cards with serial magnetic emulators: A card is provided, such as a credit card or security card, that may transmit information to a magnetic stripe reader via a magnetic emulator. The emulator may transmit the information serially in order to reduce the amount of circuitry needed to emulate a particular block of information. Additionally, for... Agent: Jeffrey D. Mullen

20090159666 - Contact-less tag with signature, and applications thereof: A method, comprising: obtaining a signature from a contactlessly readable tag; decrypting the signature with a key to obtain (i) a candidate identifier and (ii) a scrambling code associated with the signature; and validating the candidate identifier based on at least one of the scrambling code and the signature. Also,... Agent: Smart & Biggar

20090159665 - Reserve currency card: The Reserve Currency Card is a standard sized gift card type of instrument that is sold at the retail level to anybody wishing to have or give a gift of a money market savings or investment account with a designated major fiduciary. The purchaser would be able to buy the... Agent: Richard Schuman

20090159673 - Systems and methods for programmable payment cards and devices with loyalty-based payment applications: A payment card (e.g., credit and/or debit card) or other device (e.g., mobile telephone) is provided with a magnetic emulator operable to communicate data to a magnetic stripe read-head. Data may include the type of reward that a user would like to earn as a result of making a purchase... Agent: Jeffrey D. Mullen

20090159674 - Parking meter and a device therefor: A single bay parking meter device is provided which accepts payment by means of a credit or debit card, an electronic purse, or coins. The device has a power supply unit, a solar power charging arrangement and power management, such that it does not need power supply cables to be... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20090159675 - Method and system for providing interactive cardholder rewards image replacement: A system for facilitating image management for portable devices is disclosed. The system includes a host configured to maintain information relating to a first portable device and a second portable device and an interface device configured to communicate with the host and the first and second portable devices. The interface... Agent: Townsend And Townsend Crew LLP

20090159676 - Method for generating a protective electromagnetic field for a card reading device: The invention describes a device for a self-service terminal which contains a card reading device, for preventing the possibility of data on a card which is to be read by the card reading device 10 being spied-out by means of a spying-out apparatus which is installed in the vicinity of... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20090159677 - Contactless power and data transfer system and method: A contactless power and data transfer system is disclosed. The system includes an encapsulated optoelectronic semiconductor device at least partly disposed within a barrier encapsulation, and a contactless power transfer system configured to transfer at least one of power and data across the barrier encapsulation. A method for manufacturing a... Agent: General Electric Company Global Research

20090159678 - Token and reader: A token (2) for storing data to be read by a reader device comprises wireless communication circuitry (10), a processor and a memory (8) for storing the data, and further comprises a communication device (12) for communicating to a user.... Agent: Michael Chan Ncr Corporation

20090159681 - Cards and devices with magnetic emulators and magnetic reader read-head detectors: A payment card (e.g., credit and/or debit card) is provided with a magnetic emulator operable to act as a magnetic stripe read-head detector and a data transmitter. A multiple layer flexible PCB may be fabricated to include multiple magnetic emulators. Layers of the flexible PCB may include magnetic shielding in... Agent: Jeffrey D. Mullen

20090159682 - Cards and devices with multi-function magnetic emulators and methods for using same: A payment card (e.g., credit and/or debit card) is provided with a magnetic emulator operable of communicating information to a magnetic stripe reader. Information used in validating a financial transaction is encrypted based on time such that a validating server requires receipt of the appropriate encrypted information for a period... Agent: Jeffrey D. Mullen

20090159680 - Credit, security, debit cards and the like with buttons: A card is provided, such as a credit card or security card, that may transmit information to a magnetic stripe reader via a magnetic emulator. The emulator may transmit the information in order to reduce the amount of circuitry needed to emulate a particular block of information. Additionally, for example,... Agent: Jeffrey D. Mullen

20090159679 - Ultra low-power user authentication device for financial transactions: A low-power device is adapted to authenticate a user desiring to conduct a financial transaction includes an input device, a computing device, and a power source. The input device is adapted to input user information. The computing device is operatively coupled to the input device, adapted to compare the input... Agent: Hoffmann & Baron, LLP

20090159683 - Method, device and system for a laser bar code scanner with imaging assist: An apparatus, method and system to read a bar code or other optical code using a laser device and an image capture device. Using both devices improves the probability that a bar code is read on the first pass while still allowing a high pass by speed. In addition, using... Agent: Paul W. Martin

20090159684 - User configurable search methods for an area imaging indicia reader: A method of operating an optical reading device for collecting and processing indicia data comprising the steps of: converting light with an image sensor into output signals representative of an image in a field of view (FOV) of the image sensor; user programming a processor to search the output signals... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20090159686 - Barcode imaging system and source of electromagnetic radiation therefor: A barcode imaging apparatus comprises a source of electromagnetic radiation and an image acquisition device. The acquisition device is configured to be sensitive to a wavelength of electromagnetic radiation emitted by the source of electromagnetic radiation. In use, a bar code to be read is illuminated by the source of... Agent: Michael Chan Ncr Corporation

20090159685 - Optimizing optical quality of a sensor in a bar code reader: An exemplary barcode reader includes an imaging system that includes a light monitoring pixel array for converting light reflected from a target into electrical signals, and an optical system having one or more focusing lenses positioned with respect to the pixel array to transmit an image of a target object... Agent: Tarolli, Sundheim, Covell & Tummino L.l.p

20090159687 - Card reader device: A card reader device has a card entrance for receiving a card and a card enclosure in registration with the card entrance. The card enclosure defines an area in which the card is read. The card reader also has a card transport mechanism for drawing a card into the card... Agent: Michael Chan Ncr Corporation

20090159688 - Payment cards and devices with displays, chips, rfids, magnetic emulators, magnetic decoders, and other components: A payment card (e.g., credit and/or debit card) or other card or device (e.g., mobile telephone) is provided with a magnetic emulator operable to communicate data to a magnetic stripe read-head. User interfaces are provided in a number of different configurations in order to achieve a number of different functionalities.... Agent: Jeffrey D. Mullen

20090159689 - Payment cards and devices with gift card, global integration, and magnetic stripe reader communication functionality: A payment card (e.g., credit and/or debit card) or other device (e.g., mobile telephone) is provided with a magnetic emulator operable to communicate data to a magnetic stripe read-head. Gift cards may be inputted by a user into such a payment card or other device such that a user can... Agent: Jeffrey D. Mullen

20090159690 - Payment cards and devices with gift card, global integration, and magnetic stripe reader communication functionality: A payment card (e.g., credit and/or debit card) or other device (e.g., mobile telephone) is provided with a magnetic emulator operable to communicate data to a magnetic stripe read-head. Gift cards may be inputted by a user into such a payment card or other device such that a user can... Agent: Jeffrey D. Mullen

20090159691 - Transaction card with edge-glow characteristic: A transaction card includes a single layer substrate and an account identifier. The single layer substrate is formed of a transparent polymer resin mixed with a fluorescent dye such that the single layer substrate exhibits an edge-glow characteristic. The single layer substrate is one of transparent and translucent. The account... Agent: Target Brands, Inc.

20090159693 - method of incorporating a fast, readable data chip into metallic surfaces for electronic identification: t

20090159694 - Card and system for transmitting electric energy: The invention relates to a card, the card (10) comprising identifiers (3), with which the primary use of the card (10) can be implemented. The card is characterized in that it further comprises a solar panel (2) positioned on the card (10) and consisting of solar cells, interface means (21,... Agent: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

20090159692 - Method of unblocking a locked application using a personal identification number: The invention relates to a method of securing applications on a chip card which is disposed in a digital appliance. A count is made of the number of times a personal identification number of a chip card application is input erroneously. When this number reaches a threshold, the application or... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20090159696 - Advanced dynamic credit cards: A credit card is provided that may include a credit card number, where at least a portion of the credit card number changes periodically. A magnetic emulator and/or magnetic stripe encoder may be provided to communicate at least a portion of the information needed to complete a credit card transaction... Agent: Jeffrey D. Mullen

20090159702 - Advanced dynamic credit cards: A credit card is provided that may include a credit card number, where at least a portion of the credit card number changes periodically. A magnetic emulator and/or magnetic stripe encoder may be provided to communicate at least a portion of the information needed to complete a credit card transaction... Agent: Jeffrey D. Mullen

20090159709 - Advanced dynamic credit cards: A credit card is provided that may include a credit card number, where at least a portion of the credit card number changes periodically. A magnetic emulator and/or magnetic stripe encoder may be provided to communicate at least a portion of the information needed to complete a credit card transaction... Agent: Jeffrey D. Mullen

20090159704 - Cards and devices with magnetic emulators and magnetic read-head detectors: A payment card (e.g., credit and/or debit card) is provided with a magnetic emulator operable to act as a magnetic stripe read-head detector and a data transmitter. A multiple layer flexible PCB may be fabricated to include multiple magnetic emulators. Layers of the flexible PCB may include magnetic shielding in... Agent: Jeffrey D. Mullen

20090159710 - Cards and devices with magnetic emulators and magnetic reader read-head detectors: A payment card (e.g., credit and/or debit card) is provided with a magnetic emulator operable to act as a magnetic stripe read-head detector and a data transmitter. A multiple layer flexible PCB may be fabricated to include multiple magnetic emulators. Layers of the flexible PCB may include magnetic shielding in... Agent: Jeffrey D. Mullen

20090159697 - Cards and devices with magnetic emulators with zoning control and advanced interiors: A payment card (e.g., credit and/or debit card) is provided with a magnetic emulator operable to act as a magnetic stripe read-head detector and a data transmitter. A multiple layer flexible PCB may be fabricated to include multiple magnetic emulators. An emulator may include a coil that includes magnetic, ferromagnetic,... Agent: Jeffrey D. Mullen

20090159711 - Cards and devices with magnetic emulators with zoning control and advanced interiors: A payment card (e.g., credit and/or debit card) is provided with a magnetic emulator operable to act as a magnetic stripe read-head detector and a data transmitter. A multiple layer flexible PCB may be fabricated to include multiple magnetic emulators. An emulator may include a coil that includes magnetic, ferromagnetic,... Agent: Jeffrey D. Mullen

20090159703 - Credit, security, debit cards and the like with buttons: A card is provided, such as a credit card or security card, that may transmit information to a magnetic stripe reader via a magnetic emulator. The emulator may transmit the information in order to reduce the amount of circuitry needed to emulate a particular block of information. Additionally, for example,... Agent: Jeffrey D. Mullen

20090159695 - Method and system for automated value transfer: This invention provides a system and method for authorizing automated value transfers from an account available to users who do not have a pre-existing trust, business or financial relationship. In an embodiment of the present invention, a Sender at a first location purchases a PIN Card at a point of... Agent: Covington & Burling, LLP Attn: Patent Docketing

20090159699 - Payment cards and devices operable to receive point-of-sale actions before point-of-sale and forward actions at point-of-sale: A payment card or other device (e.g., mobile telephone) is provided with a magnetic emulator operable to communicate data to a magnetic stripe read-head. A user can utilize buttons located on the card to perform activities that would otherwise be performed at an ATM, payment card reader, or by a... Agent: Jeffrey D. Mullen

20090159705 - Payment cards and devices operable to receive point-of-sale actions before point-of-sale and forward actions at point-of-sale: A payment card or other device (e.g., mobile telephone) is provided with a magnetic emulator operable to communicate data to a magnetic stripe read-head. A user can utilize buttons located on the card to perform activities that would otherwise be performed at an ATM, payment card reader, or by a... Agent: Jeffrey D. Mullen

20090159706 - Payment cards and devices with displays, chips, rfids, magentic emulators, magentic decoders, and other components: A payment card (e.g., credit and/or debit card) or other card or device (e.g., mobile telephone) is provided with a magnetic emulator operable to communicate data to a magnetic stripe read-head. User interfaces are provided in a number of different configurations in order to achieve a number of different functionalities.... Agent: Jeffrey D. Mullen

20090159712 - Payment cards and devices with displays, chips, rfids, magnetic emulators, magentic decoders, and other components: A payment card (e.g., credit and/or debit card) or other card or device (e.g., mobile telephone) is provided with a magnetic emulator operable to communicate data to a magnetic stripe read-head. User interfaces are provided in a number of different configurations in order to achieve a number of different functionalities.... Agent: Jeffrey D. Mullen

20090159701 - Payment cards and devices with enhanced magnetic emulators: A payment card (e.g., credit and/or debit card) or other device (e.g., mobile telephone) is provided with a magnetic emulator operable to communicate data to a magnetic stripe read-head. Such a magnetic emulator may comprise non-magnetostrictive material such that the magnetic emulator may be fabricated in a wide variety of... Agent: Jeffrey D. Mullen

20090159708 - Payment cards and devices with enhanced magnetic emulators: A payment card (e.g., credit and/or debit card) or other device (e.g., mobile telephone) is provided with a magnetic emulator operable to communicate data to a magnetic stripe read-head. Such a magnetic emulator may comprise non-magnetostrictive material such that the magnetic emulator may be fabricated in a wide variety of... Agent: Jeffrey D. Mullen

20090159713 - Payment cards and devices with enhanced magnetic emulators: A payment card (e.g., credit and/or debit card) or other device (e.g., mobile telephone) is provided with a magnetic emulator operable to communicate data to a magnetic stripe read-head. Such a magnetic emulator may comprise non-magnetostrictive material such that the magnetic emulator may be fabricated in a wide variety of... Agent: Jeffrey D. Mullen

20090159698 - Payment cards and devices with gift card, global integration, and magnetic stripe reader communication functionality: A payment card (e.g., credit and/or debit card) or other device (e.g., mobile telephone) is provided with a magnetic emulator operable to communicate data to a magnetic stripe read-head. Gift cards may be inputted by a user into such a payment card or other device such that a user can... Agent: Jeffrey D. Mullen

20090159700 - Systems and methods for programmable payment cards and devices with loyalty-based payment applications: A payment card (e.g., credit and/or debit card) or other device (e.g., mobile telephone) is provided with a magnetic emulator operable to communicate data to a magnetic stripe read-head. Data may include the type of reward that a user would like to earn as a result of making a purchase... Agent: Jeffrey D. Mullen

20090159707 - Systems and methods for programmable payment cards and devices with loyalty-based payment applications: A payment card (e.g., credit and/or debit card) or other device (e.g., mobile telephone) is provided with a magnetic emulator operable to communicate data to a magnetic stripe read-head. Data may include the type of reward that a user would like to earn as a result of making a purchase... Agent: Jeffrey D. Mullen

20090159714 - Medication administration tracking: Methods and apparatus for tracking medical administration information, including the anatomical site of administration, are described. Apparatus embodiments include kits including labels having one or more of the time of administration or the anatomical site of administration.... Agent: David W. Highet, Vp & ChiefIPCounsel Becton, Dickinson And Company

20090152339 - Method and apparatus for tamper proof electronic voting with intuitive user interfaces: A tamper proof electronic voting machine with intuitive user interfaces.... Agent: Marc E. Hankin, Esq.

20090152340 - Method for sequencing flavors with an auditory phrase: A method for linking tasting a food product with listening to an auditory phrase. The method involves identifying sequenced flavor notes in a food product and developing an auditory or musical phrase that represents or artistically relates to the tasting experience of the flavor notes. The auditory phrase is played... Agent: Carstens & Cahoon, LLP

20090152342 - Method of performing an action in relation to a software object: A method of performing an action is disclosed. The method starts by receiving, from a sensor, indicating data. The indicating data is indicative of a position of the sensor relative to a surface, and an identity of the surface. The indicating data is generated from sensing coded data on the... Agent: Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd

20090152341 - Trade card services: The claimed subject matter provides a system and/or a method that facilitates servicing a portion of a trade card via a web service. A web service can provide a portion of data to enhance a trade card, wherein the portion of data is at least one of a portion of... Agent: Amin, Turocy & Calvin, LLP

20090152343 - Authentication methods for use in financial transactions and information banking: A method for conducting a financial transaction can be used by a person using a mobile device to conduct the transaction. The mobile device receives information related to the person that can be used for authentication purposes, such as a PIN or biometric data. The mobile device then authenticates the... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd Attorneys For Client Number 007131

20090152344 - Electronic value saving apparatus, electronic value processing method and program: An electronic value saving apparatus is provided that communicates with an information processing apparatus capable of storing electronic value and includes a storage section storing one or more electronic values relating to a predetermined service, a first communicating section communicating with the information processing apparatus and transmitting/receiving the electronic value... Agent: Wolf Greenfield & Sacks, P.C.

20090152346 - Fraudulent fuel purchase detection system and method: In a fuel card monitoring system the vehicle associate with the fuel card is provided with a transmitter and possibly a memory for relaying information associated with a credit transaction, relating to one or more of the vehicle position, the number of miles driven, the amount of fuel taken in,... Agent: Vollrath & Associates

20090152345 - Methods and apparatus for automated order delivery in customer service applications: Systems and techniques for automated partial order delivery. After a customer has entered a self service order and presented payment, the customer is able to present a receipt at an automated dispensing station. An automated dispensing mechanism retrieves order information associated with the receipt and allows dispensing of products, such... Agent: Paul W. Martin

20090152347 - Device for securing an enclosed space by identification: This device is characterised by the fact that an authorized person wears an identifying device (transponders communicating by radio relay channel, magnetic badges, . . . ) which automatically allows the inhibition of the alarm system, which has been previously activated by motion detectors, properly concealed inside the premises to... Agent: Peyrot Yvan

20090152349 - Family organizer communications network system: The following describes a system and methods that provide integrated web-based graphic user interface to manage communications for a variety of WEB-accessible mobile devices, computers, and other consumer electronic devices. The user interface provided in conjunction with a server architecture simplifies all of a family daily communications and information. The... Agent: Mcneely Bodendorf LLP

20090152348 - Systems and methods for merchandise automatic checkout: Systems and methods for automatically checking out items located on a moving conveyor belt for the purpose of increasing the efficiency of a checkout process and revenue at a point-of-sale. The system includes a conveyor subsystem for moving the items, a housing that enclosed a portion of the conveyor subsystem,... Agent: Andrew S. Naglestad

20090152350 - Systems, methods, and programs for voter information initialization and consolidation: Systems, methods, and programs allow for the secure compilation of vote data from electronic voting machines at a voting location. Systems, methods, and programs provide the secure electronic transmission of the vote data to a central location for tabulation. provide a vote data consolidation function that can collect and consolidate... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20090152351 - Detecting an encoder material reading error: In a method for detecting an encoder material reading error, at least one of a sensor and an encoder material is slewed with respect to each other. Markers on the encoder material are detected with the sensor as at least one of the sensor and the encoder material is slewed... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20090152354 - Card reader device: A card reader device has a card entrance for receiving a card, such as an ATM card, a card enclosure in registration with the card entrance and defining an area in which the card is read, and a shutter for controlling access to the card enclosure from the card entrance.... Agent: Michael Chan Ncr Corporation

20090152352 - Credential reader having a micro power proximity detector and method of operating the credential reader: An improved battery-powered credential reader, which may be used in security and other applications, includes include a micro-power proximity detector. The micro-power proximity detector is configured to lengthen battery life by reducing power consumption requirements of the credential reader during periods when no credential is present. An antenna formed about... Agent: General Electric Company Ge Global Patent Operation

20090152353 - Rfid near-field antenna and associated systems: A near-field antenna based on a coplanar waveguide is provided. The antenna is configured to communicate with a targeted transponder from among a group of multiple adjacent transponders. The antenna may include a first ground plane, a second ground plane, a dielectric substrate, and a conductive strip. The first ground... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20090152355 - Smart key having portable memory card: The present invention provides a smart key in which a portable memory card is detachably mounted. The smart key includes a card mounting portion into which a portable memory card having at least one terminal is inserted, a card reader for the portable memory card, and a connector for connecting... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20090152356 - Non-contact magnetic pattern recognition sensor: A magnetic pattern detection system (200) includes a housing (201), and a magnetic detector (100) including at least one magneto resistive (MR) sensor array (144) having an easy axis within the housing. A magnetic field source (151, 152) is within the housing (201), wherein the magnetic field source is operable... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20090152357 - Document verification using dynamic document identification framework: Techniques are described for identifying and validating security documents according to a dynamic document identification framework. For example, a security document authentication device includes an image capture interface that receives the captured images of a document and a memory that stores a plurality of document type objects within a data... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20090152359 - Methods and apparatus for signals exhibiting improved signal to noise ratio in image bar code scanning: Systems and techniques for improved imaging scanning. An imaging bar code scanner uses an imaging device to capture a bar code image, and combines multiple rows of image information. An image of a typical bar code will comprise multiple rows of similar or identical visual information so that the multiple... Agent: Paul W. Martin

20090152358 - System and method for a barcode reading functionality using an image capturing device: A device and method decodes data from a target. The method comprises projecting an aiming pattern onto the target using an aiming system. The aiming pattern has a predetermined shape. The method comprises capturing an image of an area using an image capturing device. The area includes at least one... Agent: Fay Kaplun & Marcin, LLP/ Motorola

20090152360 - Card reader with locking device: In accordance with the invention, in a card reader (1) comprising a pivot arm (4) that engages behind an inserted card (2), a locking element (8) that can be displaced in the insertion direction (3) of the card (2) and, in a locking position, blocks a pivoting motion of the... Agent: Walter A Hackler Patent Law Office

20090152362 - Coupling device for transponder and smart card with such device: A coupling device is formed by a continuous conductive path having a central section and two extremity sections, the central section forming at least a small spiral for inductive coupling with the transponder device, the extremities sections forming each one large spiral for inductive coupling with the reader device, wherein... Agent: Sheridan Ross PC

20090152361 - Memory card based contactless devices: A memory card compatible token includes a memory card slot compatible interface, radio circuits to transmit signals and a controller to determine if the memory card access commands are for contactless devices attached to the memory card slot or general memory. User payment account information is stored in the contactless... Agent: Lemoine Patent Sevices C/o Intellevate

20090152364 - Rfid card with piezoelectric element: A radio-frequency identification (RFID) card includes an RFID element that is adapted to store RFID data information, an antenna, electrically connected at each of two ends to the RFID element, and a piezoelectric element, electrically connected to at least one of the two ends of the antenna, whereby mechanical actuation... Agent: Tillman Wright, PLLC

20090152363 - Smart card and anti-skimming system including the same: A smart card includes a first integrated circuit (IC) chip and a second IC chip. The first IC chip receives a read signal from an external read device, and is responsive to the read signal to output a data signal to the external read device based on information data stored... Agent: Volentine & Whitt PLLC

20090152366 - Non-quadrilateral data-encoded card apparatus: A non-quadrilateral data-encoded card is provided having a partially circular shape with a substantially straight edge portion. A data-storage region is disposed on one side of the card substantially parallel to but spaced from the straight edge portion. A case for the card is formed from first and second cover... Agent: William A. Anderson Ii

20090152365 - Stripline magnetic writing of dynamic magnetic data bits in surrounding regions of static magnetic data bits: A magnetic device comprises a magnetic stripe for recording a combination of dynamic and static magnetic data. The magnetic stripe comprises at least two regions of material with substantially different coercivities. A first of these regions includes a relatively high coercivity material into which the static magnetic data will be... Agent: Richard B. Main, Esq. Patents Pending

20090145957 - Intelligent triggering for data capture applications: Systems, devices and/or methods that facilitate optimized proximity based information acquisition devices and/or systems. Employing dynamically adjustable interrogation ranges, interrogation directionality, and/or interrogation modalities can result in more optimized power consumption and higher selectivity among targets. Where power consumption is optimized, smaller batteries can be used and/or longer use times... Agent: Motorola- Amin, Turocy & Calvin, LLP

20090145958 - Systems and methods for configuring a point-of-sale system: Among other things, the present invention provides a variety of systems and methods for configuring and/or providing a configurable point-of-sale system. Various methods of the present invention include providing a point-of-sale device and coupling it to a communication network. One or more transaction systems are accessible to the point-of-sale device... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20090145962 - Automated banking machine processing system and method: A system includes a plurality of automated banking machines that each include a card reader and operate to carry out financial transactions. A server computer in operative connection with the plurality of automated banking machines receives processing jobs. The server operates to distribute a plurality of tasks among a plurality... Agent: Ralph E. Jocke Walker & Jocke Lpa

20090145960 - Banking apparatus operated responsive to data bearing records: An automated banking machine controlled responsive to data bearing records includes a card reader that is operative to read data from user cards including identifying data and to authorize operation of an automated banking machine responsive to the identifying data. The automated banking machine includes a deposit accepting device. The... Agent: Ralph E. Jocke Walker & Jocke Lpa

20090145961 - Banking apparatus operated responsive to data bearing records: An automated banking machine controlled responsive to data bearing records includes a card reader that is operative to read data from user cards including identifying data and to authorize operation of an automated banking machine responsive to the identifying data. The automated banking machine includes a deposit accepting device. The... Agent: Ralph E. Jocke Walker & Jocke Lpa

20090145959 - Check accepting and cash dispensing automated banking machine that operates responsive to data bearing records: An automated banking machine system and method includes ATMs which accept checks and dispense cash to users. The ATMs are operated to acquire image and magnetic data from deposited checks to determine the genuineness of checks and the authority of a user to receive cash for such checks. Cash may... Agent: Ralph E. Jocke Walker & Jocke Lpa

20090145963 - Method and system for operating a hybrid card reader: This disclosure provides for a method and system for operating a hybrid card reader that is operable to read magnetic stripe cards and that, upon the receipt of one or more signals, becomes operable to read integrated circuit cards. The hybrid card reader receives one or more signals from one... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20090145964 - Swipe card and a method and system of monitoring usage of a swipe card: A swipe card and a method and system of monitoring usage of a swipe card. The swipe card includes a substrate forming a body of the card, a magnetic strip for storing accessible account information and a swipe counter. The swipe counter detecting and accessibly storing a count of the... Agent: Hoffmann & Baron, LLP

20090145965 - Radio frequency identification system for inventory handling, tracking, and checkout: One embodiment provides a method of handling for-sale items while shopping at a brick-and-mortar store, including inventorying, tracking, and scanning the for-sale items at checkout. Customers select and bag items while they shop. Each item includes an RFID tag uniquely identifying the item or category of item. The customer brings... Agent: Ibm Corporation (ss/nc) C/o Streets & Steele

20090145966 - Shopping receptacle for receiving interactive product items: A shopping receptacle for receiving a product item. The product item comprises an interface surface a position-coding pattern containing coded data is printed on the interface surface. The coded data identifies a plurality of position coordinates on the interface surface and an identity of the product item. The receptacle comprises:... Agent: Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd

20090145967 - Mail processing tracking system and method: A method is described for tracking position of a mail piece within a facility. It includes steps of scanning a series of mail pieces to obtain identifying indicia therefrom, sorting the series of mail pieces according to a destination-based postal sorting strategy; and placing the sorted mail pieces into a... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20090145968 - Bar code reader: There is provided a bar code reader arranging a diaphragm member in which a through hole for an emission diaphragm and a through hole for a field diaphragm are formed as one body on an optical path between a laser light source and a scanning unit, in such a way... Agent: Frishauf, Holtz, Goodman & Chick, PC

20090145969 - Promotional card and method of distributing same: An embodiment of the present promotional card has a surface area. A first section of the surface area identifies a promotional target. A second section of the surface area includes identifying indicia for associating the promotional card with a preexisting stored value account. An embodiment of the present promotional card... Agent: Chernoff, Vilhauer, Mcclung & Stenzel

20090145972 - Biometric authorization transaction: Devices and methods for biometric authentication of a user during financial transactions are provided. In one aspect, a payment processor device comprising a biometric input sensor configured to receive user biometric information; a biometric verification processor configured to authenticate the input user biometric information; and a communication element configured to... Agent: Visa Usa C/o Duane Morris LLP Attn: James Sze, Esq.

20090145970 - Method of making a plurality of protected devices in communication with a background device: This invention includes a device to attach an identifying device to the item of interest. The identify device attached to the item of interest may be referred to as a protected device that can be kept in communication with a background device. A protected device is formed when a an... Agent: Wilson Daniel Swayze, Jr.

20090145971 - Printed wireless rf identification label structure: A printed wireless RF identification label structure, comprises a card body, at least one sensing layer, a chip module, and a jump circuit. The card body is formed by a plurality of stacked. An antenna coil is printed upon the sensing layer and the sensing layer sandwiched between the plurality... Agent: Wen Cheng Yin

20090145973 - Structure for implementing secure multichip modules for encryption applications: A tamper resistant, integrated circuit (IC) module includes a ceramic-based chip carrier; one or more integrated circuit chips attached to a top surface of the chip carrier; a ceramic-based cap structure attached to the top surface of the chip carrier, and covering the one or more integrated circuit chips; and... Agent: Cantor Colburn LLP - IBM Fishkill

20090140035 - Data brokerage system for mobile marketing: In one embodiment, a method comprises receiving data associated with a data set acquired by a mobile device, sending a first reference associated with an offering of a third party to the mobile device, storing a second reference associated with the offering of the third party based on an identifier... Agent: Cooley Godward Kronish LLP Attn: Patent Group

20090140037 - Management system for code establishment of ubiquitous personalization service and service method thereof: It covers personalization code configuration & management system realizing the individual personalization achievement with wired & wireless internet convergence, information telecommunication convergence, financial convergence, the other online-offline convergence, and its methods to provide services. This invention performs coding customer information in a personalization manner, and provides various code patterns to... Agent: Sherr & Vaughn, PLLC

20090140036 - Method of acquiring of at least a portion of the shape of a section of a spectacle frame circle: The method includes acquiring at least one geometrical characteristic of the section, which includes: a step of reading from a register (201) in which each entry is associated with an eyeglass frame model or category of models and includes at least one geometrical characteristic of at least one section of... Agent: Young & Thompson

20090140038 - Production system and an associated index device for use as a reference feature: A production system for manufacturing a workpiece comprises an index system including a plurality of index devices removably mounted on the workpiece at known longitudinally spaced locations therealong, and a longitudinally extending index member releasably engaged with at least two of the index devices such that a position and orientation... Agent: Alston & Bird, LLP

20090140039 - Rf communication of data between currency canister and automated banking machine: An automated canister reloading machine is able to reload a currency canister removed from an ATM. The reloading machine includes a supply of currency notes. The reloading machine can transfer currency notes from the supply into a storage area of the canister. The canister includes a memory that can store... Agent: Ralph E. Jocke Walker & Jocke Lpa

20090140040 - Anti-fake identification system and method capable of automatically connecting to web address: This invention relates to an anti-fake identification system and method capable of automatically connecting to web address, in which an electronic tag of commodity is scanned by a reader device so as to read the identification code into the computer device; the identification code includes a web address of a... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20090140041 - Consumer self-activated financial card: A pre-encoded financial card is disclosed along with a system and method allowing a user to attach it to pre-existing accounts and activate it instantly.... Agent: Ungaretti & Harris LLP Intellectual Property Group - Patents

20090140042 - Encased stored value card: An encased stored value card for decoratively presenting is provided comprising an electronic light and/or audio circuit with a switch and a lighting element and/or a speaker; and a housing for holding the electronic circuit permanently as well as the card removably. The housing may have different opening schemes including... Agent: Law Offices Of Clement Cheng

20090140043 - Portable memory module with wireless emitter to facilitate the provision of location-dependent services: A portable memory module, which comprises an interface allowing the module to be connected to and disconnected from an electronic device by a user of the module such that the electronic device is in close physical proximity to the module when connected thereto; memory storing an identifier of the module;... Agent: Ralph A. Dowell Of Dowell & Dowell P.C.

20090140044 - Secure cards and methods: The present invention generally relates to credit cards and debit cards. More particularly, the present invention relates to security methods and techniques that can be used with credit and debit cards and the like in order to provide protection against unauthorized use.... Agent: Kagan Binder, PLLC

20090140045 - Piv card model # 6800: A computerized centralized access management system having an access card with personal identification information, a server in communication an access control computer having an access card reader, an add-on computer program stored in the access control computer to perform a method of reading the access card, retrieving personal identification information,... Agent: Reginald Delone Evans

20090140046 - Electronic inventory tracking system: Systems and methods are disclosed for tracking items in a shopping cart using radio frequency identification. In one embodiment, a first set of items is positioned in a first item zone alongside an aisle. An electronic tag reader is capable of remotely reading identification tags on the items into an... Agent: Ibm Corporation (ss/nc) C/o Streets & Steele

20090140047 - Enhanced monitoring of laser output power in electro-optical readers: Laser power monitoring arrangements interrupt power to a laser used in electro-optical readers upon detection of operating conditions not conforming to preestablished standards. An auxiliary light detector independently monitors the output power of a laser beam, and directly receives a portion of the laser beam reflected from a diffractive optical... Agent: Kirschstein, Israel, Schiffmiller & Pieroni, P.C.

20090140048 - Cpc illumination apparatus for an imaging-based bar code reader: An illumination apparatus for an imaging-based bar code reader having a field of view defined by an imaging system of the bar code reader directed toward a target bar code. The illumination apparatus includes: a collector cup comprising a compound parabolic concentrator and defining a longitudinal axis; an illumination source... Agent: Tarolli, Sundheim, Covell & Tummino L.l.p

20090140049 - Stray light reduction in imaging reader: A solid-state imager and an optical lens in an imaging reader for electro-optically reading indicia are operative for capturing light from the indicia over a field of view during reading. A holder holds the optical lens. A baffle is integrated with the holder, for reducing the image-degrading effects of stray... Agent: Kirschstein, Israel, Schiffmiller & Pieroni, P.C.

20090140050 - Imaging bar code reader having light emitting diode for generating a field of view: The disclosed bar code reader has an imaging system that includes a light monitoring pixel array and a focusing lens that is fixed with respect to the pixel array for transmitting an image of the target object onto the pixel array. The bar code reader also includes an illumination system... Agent: Tarolli, Sundheim, Covell & Tummino L.l.p

20090140052 - Imaging-based reader having smart illumination: A method and imaging assembly (10) are disclosed adapted for reading a target object comprising a scan engine (48) having a sensor (46), focusing optics (44), and an imager (48). The scan engine includes a field-of-view defining an area to be imaged by the imaging assembly (10). A housing (80)... Agent: Tarolli, Sundheim, Covell & Tummino L.l.p

20090140051 - Method, device and system for off optical axis illumination: An apparatus, method and system to illuminate a bar code or other optical codes so that reflected specular light is directed away from the image capture device of an imaging scanner and so that diffuse light is directed toward the image capture device. This improves the probability that the bar... Agent: Paul W. Martin

20090140054 - Personalisation of portable data supports: For personalizing a portable data carrier (1), a selection device (8) of the data carrier (1) analyzes commands (23) which the data carrier (1) receives from a personalization device (20) within the framework of a personalization method. If the commands (23) are recognized by the selection device (8) as belonging... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20090140053 - Semiconductor device: A semiconductor device in which damages to an element such as a transistor are reduced even when external force such as bending is applied and stress is generated in the semiconductor device. The semiconductor device includes a first island-like reinforcement film over a substrate having flexibility; a semiconductor film including... Agent: Nixon Peabody, LLP